THE THORN OF LION CITY : A Memoir - Softcover
Lucy Lum was born in Singapore in 1933, into a Chinese immigrant family ruled with an iron hand by Popo, her fearsome and superstitious grandmother. By the 1940s, the former British colony is living under the specter of the invading Japanese, and fear floods the streets. Lucy's father finds himself being used as a translator for the occupiers, and brings back terrifying stories of his merciless employers. Heartbreaking and ultimately triumphant, The Thorn of Lion City offers a fascinating account of wartime occupation and of the softly-spoken, redemptive love between a father and daughter.
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Lucy Lum grew up in Singapore and moved to England in 1970. She lives in London.
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- PublisherFourth Estate
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 000725380X
- ISBN 13 9780007253807
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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THE THORN OF LION CITY : A Memoir
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Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. PB, pictorial card covers, 231pp. Moderate rubbing, creasing to covers,a slight forward slant to spine, inside is square, clean& tight. A memoir of a girl's life in a repressive Chinese family during the Japoanese occupation of Singapore. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # jen003682
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